Alaska Airlines is upping its in-flight entertainment game. The Seattle-based company this week began rolling out a new service called Beyond Entertainment, which gives travelers flying on Alaska’s 737 aircraft access to movies, TV shows, and… Read More

Physical boarding passes — and even mobile ticketing — may be a thing of the past if the new “e-thumb” technology that Alaska Airlines is currently testing catches on. Bloomberg reports that the… Read More

Airline websites and airline apps get a bad rap, and for good reason. They’re usually cluttered with poor design decisions, and hard to understand user interfaces, assuming the apps actually… Read More

MicroGreen Polymers, which has come up with a way to turn disposable water and soda bottles into durable and light-weight coffee cups, has raised $17 million in additional capital. The Arlington, Wash.-based company,… Read More

Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial flights starting this week, hoping to usher in a new,… Read More

[Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to welcome Frank Catalano, a veteran of the Pacific Northwest technology scene, as a GeekWire columnist. His new “Practical Nerd” column will appear regularly.] If you… Read More